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A hinge is provided to affix members to each other and permit a the members to be moved relatively to each other transversely of the hinge axis while remaining hinged to each other. A collapsible container assembly utilizing such hinges is provided, in which a plurality of sidewall members hinged to

A hinge is provided to affix members to each other and permit a the members to be moved relatively to each other transversely of the hinge axis while remaining hinged to each other. A collapsible container assembly utilizing such hinges is provided, in which a plurality of sidewall members hinged to a base member can be collapsed onto the base member and each other in a stacked arrangement with the resulting height of the stack being the same regardless of which of several stacking orders is utilized. Leave members of the hinge include slot means axially aligned to permit a hinge pin disposed therein to slide transversely of the longitudinal hinge axis while maintaining the hinged relationship of the members.

대표청구항 ▼

[ I claim:] [1.] A collapsible container having a base member and a plurality of sidewall members hinged to said base member, said sidewall members being movable between an erect position and an overlapping collapsed position, said collapsed position being one in which said sidewall members are in p

[ I claim:] [1.] A collapsible container having a base member and a plurality of sidewall members hinged to said base member, said sidewall members being movable between an erect position and an overlapping collapsed position, said collapsed position being one in which said sidewall members are in planes substantially parallel with each other and at least one pair of opposing said sidewall members overlap each other, including hinge means for hinging each said sidewall member to said base member, said hinge means permitting said sidewall members to be collapsed into said overlapping position in various orders, said hinge means including at least one leave member formed in at least one of said sidewall members, and said at least one leave member includes a hole therein, and said hinge means further includes a hinge pin member disposed through a slot on said base member and through said hole, said hinge pin member being slidable within said slot to permit translational movement of said at least one sidewall member with respect to said base member when said at least one sidewall member is in other than its erect position and to permit said at least one sidewall member to be pivoted relative to said base member at any of a range of positions along said slot, further including interlocking means between said base member and/at least one of said sidewall members to eliminate translational movement between said at least one sidewall member and said base member when said at least one sidewall member is in said erect position, said interlocking means between said at least one sidewall member and said base member being disengaged by rotation of said at least one sidewall member toward said base member and not requiring translational movement of said at least one sidewall member with respect to said base member to achieve said disengagement.